I actually kinda like the lack of parity in european football because it creates a lot of villains to root against and makes me even more passionate about my union being so anti-corporate. I know it means we'll never be champions of germany, but it makes what we do accomplish so much more meaningful.

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I actually kinda like the lack of parity in european football because it creates a lot of villains to root against and makes me even more passionate about my union being so anti-corporate. I know it means we'll never be champions of germany, but it makes what we do accomplish so much more meaningful.

More meaningful than accomplishing the same feat in a 'fair' league, but not more meaningful than actually winning something.

Take Wigan, for example. Because of the lack of parity, finishing 17th in the PL is more meaningful for them than the Cleveland Browns finishing 30th in the NFL, but it wouldn't be more meaningful than the Browns winning the Super Bowl.

Football is the only sport that I can really get into anymore. I've stopped watching soccer because of how boringly predictable it is and basketball is kind of in between both.

So, supposedly Monaco has a deal to sign Falcao. Also pursuing Tevez and Moutinho. The ****?

Yeah, not too many clubs who can buy out Falcao's owners, especially with the clause Athletico have that raises the price to buy him out for Real. So he'll go to monaco and then get sold in the winter, thus the cheaper buyout clause for Real.

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JPP is a better and more productive player than Brandon Graham

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Is Shaun Hill a top 10 QB? Definitely not. Is he a top 20 one? Almost certainly.

So, supposedly Monaco has a deal to sign Falcao. Also pursuing Tevez and Moutinho. The ****?

This has been out for a few days (well the Falcao stuff), but basically it has to do with him being owned by a third-party, which consequently jacked his price way up. Here's a pretty good and thorough read on the situation;

Yeah, not too many clubs who can buy out Falcao's owners, especially with the clause Athletico have that raises the price to buy him out for Real. So he'll go to monaco and then get sold in the winter, thus the cheaper buyout clause for Real.

Everything is pointing to him not getting sold to Real in the winter though.

If Madrid passed on him now, I don't think they'll make a move in the winter either. Both ways they are still left having to buy out the third-party, so his price is going to drop at best a little bit. He will still have very high wage demands.

Also, there was no "inflated fee" for Real Madrid to buy him. Falcao is majority owned by the third-party investment group, Atletico had no control over where he ended up.

If Madrid passed on him now, I don't think they'll make a move in the winter either. Both ways they are still left having to buy out the third-party, so his price is going to drop at best a little bit. He will still have very high wage demands.

Also, there was no "inflated fee" for Real Madrid to buy him. Falcao is majority owned by the third-party investment group, Atletico had no control over where he ended up.

Isn't Rybolovlev buying out the third party owners to bring him to Monaco?

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JPP is a better and more productive player than Brandon Graham

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Is Shaun Hill a top 10 QB? Definitely not. Is he a top 20 one? Almost certainly.

Isn't Rybolovlev buying out the third party owners to bring him to Monaco?

I'm not sure if they're being bought out or not, but Monaco isn't going to buy him for say 60M just to sell him for 45M in the winter. There is no reason to expect to see his price tag noticeably decrease in such a short amount of time. There's also the issue of his salary, because Monaco can maintain it far easier than any other club in Europe can.

My impression was Monaco was getting him for around 50 and that that was were the Real buyout clause was. Which Monaco absolutely would do because having a half season of Falcao on their return to Ligue 1 will have them in the CL places come winter. At which point they'll be a much more appealing destination for other stars.

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JPP is a better and more productive player than Brandon Graham

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Is Shaun Hill a top 10 QB? Definitely not. Is he a top 20 one? Almost certainly.

Holger Badstuber has apparently re-torn his ACL.. tough break for him, but somehow I think Bayern will manage without him

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